Book now – Marriott Bonvoy announces which hotels are going up in points price on 4th March

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• RussellH says:

  6 Feb6 February 11:04

  2000 Starwood points for the Aloft in Liverpool was an amazing bargain! Equiv £30 for a £100+ room when we stayed.
  If Liverpool were playing at home prices were often well over £220 per night, and if you booked far enough in advance (I would not have done so) you could still have got a room for 2000 points.
  Silly pricing, TBH!

• David says:

  6 Feb6 February 11:56

  Is Langley recommended for a one night stay, or is two nights really needed? Was thinking of one night Oxford and one night Langley, but could do two nights Langley if there is sufficient reason.

  • Peter K says:

    6 Feb6 February 12:13

    Depends on how quickly you settle in. A couple of hours in the spa, a few drinks in the churchill bar and a nice meal in (or out) is most of it. If you can arrive early and relax straight away then an overnight fine I suppose. Personally I think 2 nights would get you a lot more of the feel of the place.

    • Paul says:

      6 Feb6 February 13:13

      At the other end, is 4/5 nights here too long?

      • TGLoyalty says:

        6 Feb6 February 13:37

        2 to 3 nights is perfect. You’d still enjoy 4/5 but only if you plan on visiting the surrounding areas and using it as a base.

    • Rob says:

      6 Feb6 February 13:15

      We did 1 night but I get 4pm check-out with status so it worked OK for a weekend (arrived about 2pm, left at 4pm).

  • Nick M says:

    6 Feb6 February 13:25

    We stayed Friday-Sunday, were offered a late check-out, and were told we were welcome to stay in the spa for as long as we wanted on the Sunday…

    2 nights was a nice length of time there, 1 would fine though (and if going for a solo trip might do this). I think I would find 4/5 nights too long – unless you are just looking for a place to base yourselves

    • Peter K says:

      6 Feb6 February 19:15

      I stayed 5 nights and, as you say, it’s fine as a base, but I felt I had seen everything the hotel had to offer before then.
      Apart from the spa, the lounge/bar and walking in the park there’s more much else.
      As a place to chill and go out on the occasional excursion it was great.

  • David says:

    6 Feb6 February 14:32

    Well, we’re coming with a toddler, and can’t eat the food anyway, so it’s more just enjoying the grounds.

    • Peter K says:

      6 Feb6 February 19:10

      Depends on what you want to spend on food but there is a hungry horse just up the road. A chef and brewer nearby and the Three Oaks was lovely. Lots of options at nearby Uxbridge as well.

• Adrian says:

  6 Feb6 February 12:14

  “That is an impressive level of inflation in three years.”

  This is my main take away from the latest round of changes. Someone commented on a USA blog that the hotel they used had increased 4 times in the last 2 years, now it’s a hotel they used to use. Whilst this may be balanced across the UK it’s not across the rest of the world with major towns and cities appearing to be the worst hit. This plus the recently introduced peak pricing and their increased ability to black-out dates makes the whole scheme less attractive. Plus you can now earn less with their credit card! Occupancy rates are high and they are flexing their muscle, earn and burn was never more applicable than it is today.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    6 Feb6 February 13:44

    Aloft Liverpool was always a bargain.

    £30 a night (points equivalent value) for a hotel which was pretty much always £100+. 30k might be too much but then reward nights will drop off and it may go down to reflect that.

    with Cat 8 peak pricing some hotels cost far too much and was expecting those to fall a cat but doesn’t seem to have happened this time round.

• Mikeact says:

  6 Feb6 February 15:03

  Be aware….. my son has just told me…. New Blackout dates are effective from today, not March as per other changes.

• Martin says:

  16 Feb16 February 03:01

  O/T, if I apply for the Bonvoy Amex in the next month or so, will the 15 elite nights post for this calendar year or next?

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